Week of Mysore and Workshop
With KPJAYI Certified teachers
September 11th 12th – 16th, 2017
Please join us at Abundance Wellness Center (325 John Knox Rd #1, Tallahassee, FL 32303) for a week of ashtanga yoga. Harmony Slater, a KPJAYI Certified teacher, and a surprise KPJAYI Authorized Level II guest teacher will be teaming up to teach a week of Mysore classes and two weekend workshops.
Mysore Classes (Sept 11–15 12-16)
Each morning (Monday – Friday Tuesday – Saturday) will be a self-led mysore-style practice. If you’ve never practiced mysore-style ashtanga, you can read about how it is practiced in traditional form in Mysore, India here. Mysore is a guided self practice. This is a personal teaching style designed for your background in yoga. All skill levels are welcome — the studio will be open and available for you to come at your convenience during the session times in which you have signed up (either 6:00 am – 7:30 am or 7:30 am – 9:00 am). If you’ve only practiced ashtanga with a teacher providing cues for each pose, this practice is different in that teachers will guide you to practice by memory.
In addition to mysore practice, there will be two workshops on Saturday, September 16th. The first session will be from 9:00 am -11:00 am, and the second will be from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm.
Workshop #1 (Sept 16, 9:00 -11:00 am)
The Nine Vinyasa of Surya Namaskar
This workshop is an extremely detailed look at the fundamentals of the sun salutation. From the dropping of the palette to the opening of the Vagus Nerve, the elements of Flight and the sphinx like nature of the Thoracic spine all the essential elements of Surya Namaskar can make your next vinyasa intrinsically dynamic.
Workshop #2 (Sept 16, 12:30 -2:30 pm)
The Myth of Back Bending: Fundamentals for a Pain-Free Backbend
In this workshop we will look at what is Yoga Chikitsa & Nadi Shodana and how we can purify our energy channels, and explore the kinds of physical & psychological preparations we need to do to prepare for Intermediate Series. We will explore some back-bending enhancements: looking at the principles of opening the heart, being vulnerable, and the importance of cultivating great strength in the foundation of our lives (and legs).
Harmony Slater Bio:
Harmony Slater has been teaching Ashtanga Yoga in the Mysore method for over a decade. She was first introduced to Yoga in 1995, and began practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 2000. She always had a keen interest in spirituality and the art of physical movement, which culminated in fifteen years of dance training and two BA degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies.
In 2002, she traveled through China researching Buddhist meditation and in 2004 she made her first trip to Mysore, India. That same year she moved to South East Asia where she began a journey of teaching Yoga Internationally, which allowed her to spend long periods of time practicing with Sri K Pattabhi Jois and his grandson R. Sharath Jois at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, now the KPJAYI.
Harmony was given Authorization by Guruji in 2006, and was granted Certification by Paramaguru Sharath Jois in 2015. Over the years she co-founded two traditional Ashtanga Yoga Schools in Canada. The first was established in 2009, in Victoria BC, and the other is found in Calgary AB, where she currently teaches and resides. With the birth of her son Jediah, life became full and sweet, and she experienced the dawning of yoga within every aspect of daily living.
Teacher #2 Bio:
Email Dawn Carr (dawncelestecarr@gmail.com) for more information.
Buy A Pass
** Student rates are available only to individuals actively enrolled secondary or higher education classes and who can show evidence of their student status.
Week of Mysore and Both Workshops: Sept 11 12-16
Pay: $185 (non-student) $160 (student) 6:00 am – 7:30 am (mysore)
Pay: $185 (non-student) $160 (student) 7:30 am – 9:00 am (mysore)
Week of Mysore only: Sept 11 12-16
Pay: $120 (non-student) $105 (student) 6:00 am – 7:30 am
Pay: $120 (non-student) $105 (student) 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Workshop only: Sept 16
Pay: $40 (non-student) $32 (student) 9:00 am – 11:00 am only
Pay: $40 (non-student) $32 (student) 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm only
Pay: $70 (non-student) $60 (student) 9:00-11:00 am / 12:30-2:30 pm
Mysore: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday only (Sept 13, 15, 16)
6:00 am – 7:30 am: $80 (non-student) $70 (student)
7:30 am – 9:00 am: $80 (non-student) $70 (student)
Mysore: Drop-in
6:00 am – 7:30 amTues***Wed***Thurs** Fri Sat
6:00 am – 7:30 am: $30 **** $30 **** $30 ***** $30 **** $30
7:30 am – 9:00 am: $30 **** $30 **** $30 ***** $30 **** $30
Location
The mysore classes and workshops will be held at Abundance Wellness Center (AWC), which is located at 325 John Knox Rd #1, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Turn into the office buildings at the stop light opposite Trousdale Aquatic Center, and when the road ends, AWC is located on the left. You can drive down the driveway to the back of the building where there is a parking lot. Enter through the back gate.
and assist him at the main shala. In 2012, Heather was blessed upon receiving Authorization from KPJAYI. Over the years, Heather developed three Mysore programs in the United States (Florida), and lately she has been teaching in Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, Cyprus, Turkey, the Netherlands and around the USA. Heather is known to share her love for the practice. Her teachings are in a safe, gentle but firm way, that acknowledges every student’s capabilities in order to start a process of self discovery. It is an honor for her to pass along this sacred practice.
May 17th – 19th, 2019
Mysore: The term “Mysore style” refers to the way Ashtanga Yoga is taught at KPJAYI in the city of Mysore, India. In Mysore style class, each student is taught individually (he or she is given a one-on-one lesson within a group setting). This method of teaching is appropriate for both experienced practitioners and those new to yoga. 
We’ll discuss how to fine tune our body/instruments so that they better apportion life-force (prana) well and explore stress reducing pranayama techniques. We’ll briefly cover the meanings of chants common to this Ashtanga yoga lineage (i.e. opening and closing mantra, shanti mantras..more if time) and Chant them together. Finally, we’ll close with a simple and sweet pranayama for stress relief that everyone can do.
John Bultman is one of 30 KPJAYI Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teachers worldwide and has made 11 trips to India where he continues his studies. Drawing from the variety of contemplative traditions as well as internal insights he has experienced throughout his life John teaches the Ashtanga vinyasa method of yoga as learned from his teacher, Shri R. Sharath Jois, Director of KPJAYI, Krisna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, in Mysore, India.
